My goal meet is March 27/28. I am swimming 10 individual events and relays. My focus events are the 1650 and 1000 freestyle. The mile is the 1st event on Saturday morning, the 1,000 is the 1st event Sunday. I have been swimming 16-18K per week for 4 months. Here are my questions:
1- Am I swimming enough yardage to bother with a proper taper?
2-How much (%) per week should I cut back and when should I start tapering?
3-Should I do any extra "speed" or "pace" work during the taper?
4-What does the last week before the meet look like?
I normally train normally right up to the week before the state meet. At this point I cut back and add an extra rest day to the week. I am usually happy with how I do at State but am wondering if I'm missing the boat somewhere. I have done alot more swimming the last 10 months than ever before and I can honestly say I'm tired and my shoulders are a bit ragged.
thanks in advance for any advice!! :applaud:
Thanks Patrick for the warm-up advice. I've always been a bit confused about that too! I am going to scale yours back a bit but do something on the same line. I don't think I've ever warmed up enough for my mile. If it doesn't go well I'll cut back the next day on the 1,000.
I think I'm going to limit the taper to 1 week as well. I never really thought about the total first day yard-age. I liked Pauls advice about keeping the yard-age up but increasing the rest!! Thanks and I'll let you know how it goes! :)
Thanks Patrick for the warm-up advice. I've always been a bit confused about that too! I am going to scale yours back a bit but do something on the same line. I don't think I've ever warmed up enough for my mile. If it doesn't go well I'll cut back the next day on the 1,000.
I think I'm going to limit the taper to 1 week as well. I never really thought about the total first day yard-age. I liked Pauls advice about keeping the yard-age up but increasing the rest!! Thanks and I'll let you know how it goes! :)
